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Pica Disorder
Pica is a medical disorder characterized by the consumption of items typically considered non-edible. It is more common in children than adults. Some commonly eaten items associated with Pica are starch, feces, soil, chalk, mucus, ice, hair, wood, and paper.
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Pica: A craving for something not normally regarded as nutritive. For example, dirt. Pica is a classic clue to iron deficiency in children. It also occurs in zinc deficiency. Pica is also seen as a symptom in several neurobiological disorders, including autism and Tourette's syndrome, and is sometimes seen during pregnancy. Like if a person craves things like; ice, cornstarch, dirt, baby powder, sand and anything that is grainy and have a different feel when you chew it.
How does eating large amounts of ice affect you while pregnant?
The Baby will freeze and explode causing mild discomfort. Much Pepto is reccommended. &°rz Same as if you were to drink a lot of water. You will most likely pee more.
No, it is made entirely of cellulose which cannot be digested by humans. Termites love it!
It won't kill you if you don't eat a lot - but it can upset your digestive system or even block it, which can be very painful.
Talc is powdered hydrated magnesium silicate. It's a mineral in the same way that sand is, and it is not explosive.
Why would someone crave onions?
Talcum powder is used to absorb moisture. Typically, it will contain only talc and some chemical or extract to make it smell nice.
Baby powder is a powder used for preventing diaper rash in babies.
Eating paper is called "xylophagia" and is a form of pica.
What causes numbness on your head?
- I'm actually 15 and my entire head is numb right now, i have no neck problems or anything that my doctor and i know of. I can feel when something's touching my ears, but i have no idea if it hurts or not. there will be some brief periods during the week when i can suddenly feel things around my head. i wake up at 4:00-4:30 every day. i hate my german teacher:), and i have a 6 page paper due in 12 hours and im screwed. Hope i helped
- Numbness on your head may be caused by twisting the neck while the body is flat on its back. This position is achieved most often while asleep; the head lolls to the side with the face facing the left shoulder, or when attempting to watch television in the same position. Blood is not allowed to flow through the neck's artery causing the numbness. The numbness generally goes away when the body is righted, that is, one trains themselves to sleep on their backs with the head in alignment, or the entire body is twisted to face the television when in a lying position. Numbness may also occur when the head rests upon the arm near the temple, but does not occur if the cheek, for example, rests on the same arm. The numbness generally happens within 10 to 15 minutes and the entire right side of the head at the top is without feeling until circulation improves. Circulation is achieved within 5 minutes.
- I am a 24 years old male and it has been many years since my head started getting numb sometimes. I usually get it when I am under a lot of stress and or I fear of something bad going to happen. Mostly it lasts for days but sometimes it goes away in a few hours. And each time my head gets numb I think I have a tumor or something and then it makes it even worse till I see a doctor about it, and be told that its only the anxiety.
- I also suffer from head numbness but it did not start till my car accident 6 years ago. Ever since then, every now and then I get the numbness and the doctors keep telling me it's a migraine What's Going On????? I went to several different doctors and they just don't get it it's not a migraine I can feel it.
- I am a 23 year old male and I frequently experience numbness and tingling in my head, specifically near the back and on the right. It also causes a flight numbness or ache in my right ear. I sincerely worry this is a problem related to cell phone use as I've stupidly had one since I was 11. It seems to get worse when I think about it thought which makes me think I'm just being a hypochondriac, but there are other times I notice it out of no where. It's very weird that there are so many young people around my age with this problem.............
- I GET THE SAME THINGS. i was cutting hair and i had to leave my client because i thought i was about to have a stroke, I'm only 24 years old... i had to get another girl to finish my hair cut as my forehead temple and cheek were all tight and numb feeling went to the doctor and she was like its a migraine. i have migraines a lot and i said no that's not what it is she says its called a Ora migraine. I'm going to look it up however i am still scared for tumors or brain cancer... and same thing as you i was in a car accident and it never happened before that....sometimes the back of my head goes numb and the center of my spine too... always on the left side i am booked in with a nuerologist!!!
- Dude this is freakin' weird! I AM 24 ALSO and have the same problem with the numbness!!! Though I was not in a car accident I woke up one morning and my whole head was numb and I could feel the blood rushing back to it as I got up but tingling and pain was still there for the rest of the day! Then I figured it was me cutting off my circulation while I slept until it started randomly happening during the day and other random times! It never stopped and even as I type this my the whole back of my head is about to be numb now. . . THIS SUCKS AZZ!!! I have always had problems with my scalp cause it is tender in the center and ridiculously painful sometimes (sensitive) hair dressers call it acute tender head-a- something or other but the numbness is new and gotta go!!! I thinking Im about to have a stroke or heart attack or something!!! What the hell are we supposed to do?
I am a 24 year old female and am shocked to discover there are other people the same age with the same problem with numbness and tingling of the head. I too get anxious when I have symptoms of any sort and it took me a while to gather the nerve to even look up what might be the cause of the symptoms. I too was in a car accident when I was nineteen and suffered whip lash, but only recently started experiencing these symptoms. I am relieved to hear that what I am experiencing might be less severe then a brain hemorrhage or cancer. I really scared of going to the doctor. Please keep updating your posts about what the doctors say so I can also know what might be wrong with me.
How weird, I am also 24 and a hair stylist. I suffer from migraines, neck & shoulder pain from my job etc. For the first time today the back of my head went numb and very cold feeling, which to me was a bit strange. I have had a pretty medium headache all day today. I went home and went to bed and somewhat later my head started going numb and down my back in the middle around my spine with the cold feeling again. Prehaps my spine is out and pinching on some nerves??I have not been in a car accident before but have slipped and fallen straight onto my back hitting my head on wooden floor receiving whiplash then.
Finding a Neurologist and requesting a mri and a having your brain scanned will be the best thing you could do. Upon you getting that done, ask the doctor if they can look for Chiari 1 Malformation. More information on that you can find on: http://www.asap.org/index.php/disorders/chiari-malformation
You never want to assume or diagnose yourself.
Well folkes I am pushing 50 know and had this cold head for many years ,stayed away from dinning rooms that are air condintioned etc.
I wear a ball cap ever day and a bed cap every night to bed.
Been to a few Doctors.They believe I frozze my head to many times working up north. Not !
There is hope. It is mostly in the neck . Chiropractors helped some .
But what realy helped me is taking 2 Calcium pills 500mg each before bed time.
It took about 2 weeks to notice a diffence.
Must be because we have not been drinking enough milk ,more pop and beer etc.
Joints are working better ,maybe allowing more blood flow to the scalp now.
Still wear a cap in cool days,just don't need a hot shower or use of a hiar dryer in the morning.
Marasmus is caused by a deficiency in essentially every nutrient, especially proteins and calories, so to treat it the basic idea is to return all the nutritional levels in the body to their healthy level. This is usually brought about with a diet high in easily digestible, nutritious food (e.g. basmati rice or some of the easily obtainable good fruits, like bananas), as well as good exposure to sunlight. Some of the symptoms, e.g. diarrhoea, would need to be treated as well. Complications of marasmus can include circulation difficulties and diarrhoea, so they also require their own treatment.
Why would someone crave sour things?
anything sour contains large quantities of acid. when our body feel lack of certain nutrition for proper functionality it sends signal to brain. sour things contain vitamin C which is good for immunity.
Will eating slate pencil ends in health problem?
Consuming slate pencils can cause hypercalcemia, pancreatitis and other complications if taken in large amounts. It could also be a result of anemia, as well as bad nutrition and should be checked out by a doctor.
Can you die from eating tissue?
Well, as you know, tissue is not meant to be eaten...When you eat anything that is not food it is bad for you. One of the things people who have this problem say are that its not hurting anyone or that they have been doing it for a long time and nothing has happened to them, but truthfully its like playing Russian roulette with your life. The tissue builds up into your intestines and can rupture your abdomen which can be fatal very, very quickly causing you to bleed internally and you can die instantly. As a medical researcher I can tell you that....that your putting your body at high risk. Basically to break it down...your insides can explode.
If you are eating tissue you must stop and stop quickly because there is not really any warning of this happening before it does. Even if you eat little bits of it, it can catch up to you in the time you least expect it to. If you can't stop then you should switch to wipes and see a therapist on the low. Then drink a lot of water and take a substance called Miralax. You put it in your drink and you can find it anywhere...it is a laxative and softens your stool. If you have been doing it for years all I can tell you is to try this method and pray to God that nothing explodes in your body! Hopefully this is a wake-up call and good luck to all of you with this problem.
What happens if your girl swallows a marble?
It would most likely come out in your poop, but you might not see it because it could be inside the poop.
What causes a small pea sized hard lump in back of neck on hair line no pain?
It could be a bone spur if hard or a cyst. ANY lump should be checked out by your doctor so get it checked right away. It's probably nothing, but if it bothers you it's probably pressing on a nerve so have it removed if possible.
Can eating lead metal kill you?
High level of lead in body causes lead poisoning. Lead is toxic to many organs. In adults it causes male reproductive disorders, kidney failure, memory loss, headache and abdominal pain.
In children it causes vomiting, abdominal pain, anemia, kidney failure, learning disorders, hearing problems and lethargy.
It can cause coma and death.
So do not eat lead.
Yes they can get hemmroids...I think because i was reading around and everybody said that they can but it very uncommen...We think that my sister has a hemmriod so its probably is possible for babies to get hemmroids so the answer and I am almost 100% positive that babies can get hemmroids...I guess that we will have to wait and see because my sister has a doctors appointment about it lol
What happens if you eat incense ash?
Depends on what was burnt to create the ashes. On thing for sure is it can do you no good. Only an idiot would snort ashes.
Why do some people have cravings for blood?
some people crave blood because the taste is like nothing else. Blood is what we need to live, blood runs through everyone, its a beautiful thing. Every organism has something to run on, and the fact that we run on a beautiful red liquid is amazing. Mostely, people crave blood because of how significant it is. Vampireism? Who knows.
blood taste so sweet and wonderful. some people accidentally taste it and then they just want more and more of it. like said above its the stuff we live on. that beautiful red liquid is the best. no matter how thirsty you are it'll get rid of it. plus its a wonderful drink. my personal opinion is that it fills you with life every time you drink it.
you might be lacking something in your immune system that makes you want to eat flower so you should talk to your doctor it's some nutrient in flour your body is missing so you should see your doctor so he can tell you what to eat so you can stop eating flour and eat the right foods to replace the urgency of eating flour. It will stop when you find out what the supplement of flour you need and you want go through a withdrawl you have to tell your mind that you just think you need the flour it's not the flour you need.
How often should children urinate?
Usually about once a day or once every other day. It is very natural for any human (male or female) to urinate at least once per day. It is also normal for a human to only urinate within a few days. That usually only indicates that the person does not have enough fluids in them, which is not a totally bad thing.
How do you stop your cravings to chew on anything?
There are many strategies that may help appease craving for sweets while on a diet. One strategy is to eat naturally sweet foods like dried fruit. Another way is to have artificially sweet products such as Diet Coke.
Son is O positive and mommy is A positive what is the dad?
no Yes. If the mother's phenotype is A, the mother's genotype may be AA or AO.
If the mother's phenotype is A, the mother's genotype may be AA or AO.
If both are AO, the baby may inherit O from both parents, and the baby's genotype will be OO, and the phenotype will be O.
A baby born to two parents who are genotype AO can have the following genotypes: AA, AO, OO. The possible phenotypes are therefore A or O.
Can eating a chalk affect your menstrual?
If you are eating chalk it is a definite sign that you have a condition called PICA. Your body is having a problem absorbing minerals. ( this is why you are "craving" such an odd substance). Good news though, this is easily treated and after your body is back to "normal" it will then be easy and most importantly SAFER for you to conceive. Go see a nutritionist or your family doctor . Easily fixed with some supplements.
